The egg shattered

"...!"

The crack was too large to miss. Startled, Justin stepped back, but unlike before, the egg continued to break apart. Crack, crack, snap! A part of the egg shattered as something wriggled out. A small, squirming appendage resembling the forelimb of a reptile emerged. As the small forelimb flailed about wildly, the egg began to crumble more rapidly.

Snap, crackle, smash.

Soon, a head, arms, and legs broke through, and the egg finally collapsed entirely. Only the bottom portion of the egg remained, like a small stand. Sitting on top of it was a tiny baby dragon.

"Kyururuk."

The dark little dragon let out a cute sound as it looked up at him. Despite being a reptile, it had an oddly cute appearance.

'They did say it would already recognize me as its master,' Justin thought, swallowing nervously as he extended his finger towards it.